NAHU's Mission Statement

NAHU will improve its members' ability to meet the health, financial and retirement security needs of all Americans through education, advocacy and professional development.

NAHU's Vision Statement

Every American will have access to private sector solutions for health, financial and retirement security and the services of insurance professionals.

A message from Chad Bommer, GCNYAHU President 2009-2010:

  It is my pleasure to serve as the 4th president of GCNYAHU.  I want to thank Renee Guariglia and the rest of the GCNYAHU Board as well as our members for their hard work and dedication to the health care industry.  I welcome the challenges we face with excitement and determination.  Please remember to always fight the good fight:  write, email, and call your public servants as OFTEN as you can about the issues we face but never stop thinking about alternative ways to overcome challenges in the health care industry.  

"Since the general civilization of mankind, I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpation."   -James Madison, 4th President of the United States

2009 has been a busy and amazing year for GCNYAHU and our members.  Read our End of Year Report prepared by Chad Bommer, President of GCNYAHU.  Learn what GCNYAHU has been doing in 2009 for you, our members!       End of Year Report

WE WANT YOU!

Are you a dynamic, go getter who cares about the health insurance industry and preserving your livelihood?  If so GCNYAHU wants you!  GCNYAHU will have several spots available on our 2010-2011 Board and WE WANT YOU!  Contact GCNYAHU President Chad Bommer cbommer@ssamembers.com for more information. 

Remember:  If you do not protect your livelihood, who will?

New York Wins BIG at NAHU's 79th Annual Convention!

Thanks to all our members, New York won 5 awards at the 2009 NAHU Convention held in New York City:

Highest Growth Rate Large State Chapter 2008-2009

Highest Growth Rate Large Local Chapter Metro NY 2008-2009

National Champion Large Local Chapter Metro NY 2008-2009

National Champion Large State Chapter 2008-2009

Highest Average HUPAC Donation Per Member (3rd Place)

Ross Kraft, GCNYAHU President 2005-2007 and NYSAHU President won Distinguished Service Award!

Interested in becoming a member of GCNYAHU? Need to renew your membership? For membership application or renewal application, click here http://www.nahu.org/members/applications.cfm

Here is a snapshot of NAHU's visits to Capitol Hill and government agencies in the first half of 2009, lobbying and representing NAHU:

138 visits to Capitol Hill and government agencies

1 visit to the White House

50 fundraisers on behalf of HUPAC

55 briefings from inside-the-beltway groups

46 hearings and 55 coalition meetings

New GCNYAHU Members Since October 2009:   Suzanne Aigen, Aigen Financial Group, LLC - Jeffrey Andrews, Standard Life Insurance of NY - Denise Buchanan, Brown & Brown Empire State - Penelope Buck, BDS Corp of CNY - Stephen DuFlo, Sun Life - Kimberly Eastman, Excellus BCBS - Christopher Levatino, The Wladis Companies, Inc. - Kristin Muoio, Benefit Specialists of NY - Mark Muthumbi, Excellus BCBS - John Romancik, Benefit Specialists of NY - Eric Simonsen, PrimePay, LLC - Deborah Tetrault, Smith Premier Services - Kirsten Tudman, Haylor, Freyer & Coon - Jason Wenzke, First Niagara Benefits Consulting

A special welcome to our FIRST new member of 2010 - Mark Muthumbi of Excellus BCBS. Welcome Mark!

Special recognition to the following members who have been an active NAHU member and supporter for at least five (5) years:

Andrew Marshall ('93), Andrew Biernat ('03), Ross Kraft ('03), Daniel Jorris ('04), Chad Bommer ('04), Rock Schneider ('05), Michele Luke ('05). Renee Guariglia ('05), Christian Marshall ('05), Michael Grinnell ('05), John Fradenburg ('05), Dreena Pross ('05), Joseph Sheen ('05), Everett Thompson ('05), Michael Wiley ('05). 

Thank you to our 2009-2010 GOLD Contributors for their generous sponsorship:

               www.smallbizgrowth.com               www.excellusbcbs.com  

                                  www.uhc.com                   www.emblemhealth.com          www.mvphealthcare.com

Thank you to our 2009-2010 SILVER Contributors for their generous sponsorship:

Thanks to all of our members, the Greater Central New York Association of Health Underwriters was awarded the 2006-2007 Most New Members Small Local Chapter Award at the NAHU National Convention in Denver CO (2007) and the 2007-2008 Most New Members Small Local Chapter Award at the NAHU National Convention in San Diego CA (2008).  Without all of your continued support, these awards would not have been possible!

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Brokers Making A Difference

As brokers, we know we are a valuable resource to our clients and in turn, our clients know (at least we hope they do!) what a valuable resource we are to them.  I encourage you to download a copy of NAHU's publication, Brokers Making A Difference, Real Life Testimonials. NAHU reached out to its members across the U.S. and asked them to share their experiences and stories in the individual market, the group market and the Medicare market.  This publication will reinforce what we as brokers already know - we ARE a valuable resource to our clients!

www.brokersmakingadifference.com/forms/BMDBooklet.pdf

GCNYAHU is pleased to announce the American Diabetes Association as our 2009-2010 GCNYAHU charity.  As such our 50/50 membership meeting raffles from October 2009 through May 2010 will be donated to the American Diabetes Association.  A special thank you to all our 2008-2009 meeting attendees for their generous purchase of 50/50 raffle tickets and all our outing attendees for their generous raffle ticket purchases!  Be sure to join us at our fall 2009 kickoff meeting on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 for the check presentation to the March of Dimes. 

Leading Producers Round Table (LPRT) - Encouraging excellence among NAHU's health and benefit insurance professionals by recognizing their sales achievements.  For more information and forms www.nahu.org/members/awards-lprt.cfm

Washington Updates by NAHU's Legislative Department www.nahu.org/legislative/index.cfm